I was born and raised in western KY, nowhere near any pro sports teams. In 1984, when I was 7, my cousin died and his mother gave me his Dolphin trash can...which is all it took to make me a Dolphins fan for life. Always a much bigger baseball fan, I never claimed a team and instead followed individual players. When they announced the creation of the Marlins and Rockies I knew I would pick one to be my team. I became a Marlins fan out of my allegiance to the Dolphins. I guess I can thank my cousin Eric for both...well for the Marlins at least.